Individual gun rights.(LETTERS)

From: The Washington Times | Date: March 12, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Edwin M. Yoder Jr.'s reasoning in his March 5 Commentary column, "Bearing arms and verbal harms," is questionable.

His view of rights given to "the people" as being rights given to the community, which could in turn confer those rights on specific individuals (e.g., granting only militia members the right to bear arms) is contrary to the generally accepted meaning of the Constitution.

If we followed this line of reasoni...

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